a. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. [ 1913 Webster ]
War is expensive, and peace desirable. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad sense: extravagant; lavish. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]
The idle and expensive are dangerous. Sir W. Temple.
Syn. -- Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant.
-- Ex*pen"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*pen"sive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]